Chapter 32: Winter's Coming

Winter

Winter paced back and forth, trying to control the anger building from within. Anger is a tricky emotion that must be repressed thoughtfully. A fire seed of anger can still inflame its surroundings. It starts small and undetected, but if not extinguished at the source, it grows into a flame that destroys everything in its path. I couldn't stop thinking about what had just happened. "What the hell were you thinking, Faye? Your stupidity and carelessness could have gotten us killed."

Faye rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"You were picking fights on territory that doesn't belong to you and flaunting your money as if it buys respect." my anger was simmering at Faye's carelessness.

"Money rules the world," she said ignorantly, "and I wasn't picking a fight."

"Oh really?"

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Flashback

Heading to the racer's booth to check in, there was gossip about someone called Goddess of Hell's Peak.

"Did you see the final roaster?"

"No, why?"

"The Goddess herself is racing ton